Intense quakes shake Taal
By ALEXANDRIA SAN JUAN The threat of a hazardous eruption stays at Taal Volcano as intense tremors persist despite its generally weaker surface activity yesterday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology…
PH urges Kuwait to comply with labor pact
The government has called on Kuwait to fully implement the labor protection agreement or else the deployment ban on overseas Filipino workers will stay, Malacañang said yesterday. Presidential spokesman Salvador…
Stunning Best Player win for Stanhardinger
By JONAS TERRADO CHRISTIAN Standhardinger said winning his first Best Player of the Conference award was something he didn’t expect. “It was completely unexpected and really surprised that I got…
Train indoors in the meantime – PSC
Four days after Mt. Taal spewed ashes which blanketed Batangas and nearby provinces, the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) has not lifted its instructions to suspend outdoor training for all national…
More animals rescued from Taal
By JOSEPH PEDRAJAS TALISAY, Batangas – Residents rescued more animals, mostly horses, from Taal Volcano yesterday morning as they tried their luck to return to the island. Twenty-five horses were…
Feisty Magic foil Lakers; Heat, 76ers triumph at home
Philadelphia 117, Brooklyn 106 Miami 106, San Antonio 100 Orlando 119, LA Lakers 118 Dallas 127, Sacramento 123 Chicago 115, Washington 106 Toronto 130, Oklahoma 121 Portland 117,…
‘Amihan,’ cold front dominate this weekend
The northeast monsoon or “amihan” and the tail-end of a cold front will be the dominant weather systems across the country over the weekend as the low-pressure area off the…
Duterte receives Bible, Jesus image from Mormons
President Duterte thanked members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also known as the Mormons, for giving him a copy of the Bible and a personalized image…
30 Pinoys repatriated from Haiti
By TARA YAP Thirty Filipinos have been repatriated from Haiti. The Philippine Embassy in Washington D.C. said that they are set to arrive in the country yesterday. They left Haiti due to…
DepEd early registration for Kinder, Grades 1, 7, 11 set
By INA HERNANDO MALIPOT The Department of Education will hold its early registration for incoming Kindergarten and Grades 1, 7, and 11 learners in all public and private elementary…
BI bars 7,700 aliens from entering PH in 2019
By JUN RAMIREZ The Bureau of Immigration has said more than 7,700 unwanted aliens were barred from entering the country last year, the highest in the agency’s history. BI Commissioner…
P136-M shabu seized at Matnog port
MATNOG, Sorsogon – Members of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and anti-narcotics police seized Thursday morning at least 20 kilos of suspected shabu worth P136 million at the…
‘Nightshift’ : feeding on fear
THE beautiful Yam Concepcion is out with a new film. It is not what many of us were hoping. The actress is known for playing seductive characters that easily feed…
Laugh trip!
Ai Ai delas Alas is back doing what she does best, making audiences laugh. Her new film, “D’ Ninang,” produced by Regal Entertainment, has her portraying a Robin Hood-type of…
Expired relief goods discovered in Leyte
TACLOBAN City - Millions worth of expired relief goods supposed to be distributed for victims of Super Typhoon “Yolanda” and school supplies were discovered in the municipal gymnasium of Kananga,…
6 dead, 6 hurt in Tondo fire
By MINKA TIANGCO Six people, including a mother and her three young children, died while six others were injured during a fire that struck a residential area in Tondo,…
